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Lifting the lid on specialist lending

Specialist lending can be an intimidating and sometimes misunderstood area of the mortgage market...

Right partnerships can help home improvers secure funds quickly

This year looks like being a strong one for remortgages. We knew already that...

Building value for the future

It’s not always easy to look forward when you are all-consumed by what’s happening...

Protection income generation can be transformational

Given what is going on in the world right now, 2021 already feels like...

Levelling up the remortgage market

The remortgage market really has started 2022 with a bang. This product type has...

Conveyancers must be forward-thinking to win broker backing

While the nation is starting to return to something approaching normal, important lessons have...

Make the most of the year of the remortgage

If 2021 was the year of property purchase, 2022 looks set be to the...

A case of history repeating?

There could be a tendency - after what was clearly a very good year...

Can we wait until 2030 for ‘levelling up’ results?

In Prime Minister’s Questions last week, the Prime Minister himself suggested Michael Gove’s Levelling...

Act now to help landlord clients combat potential BTL rate rise

In line with the expectation of many economists, the Bank of England has just...

How wellbeing services can benefit the protection conversation

Within our industry, there’s a familiar saying that ‘protection isn’t bought, it’s sold’. And...

Helping commercial property be (re)fit for purpose

The high street is changing. Gone are the days where the adage ‘build it...

Cost of business inflation can be addressed

Understandably, there is a lot of consternation about the cost of living increases we’ve...

Understanding and demonstrating value

There are a huge number of ways in which a broker can demonstrate their...

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AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

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Survey reveals cost of living pressures and tax fears weighing on mutual’s members

Concerns over the cost of living and the prospect of tax rises continue to...

Hope Capital gains dual recognition for workplace standards

Hope Capital Property Finance has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer and has...

Industry partnership launches 95% funded pathway to address adviser shortage

A national initiative has been launched to confront the growing shortage of qualified financial...

British Business Bank sets out five-year plan to reshape finance for smaller firms

The British Business Bank has outlined plans to deliver what it describes as a...

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